Eva Sadoun (born 30 August 1990) is a French entrepreneur and activist. She co-founded LITA.co, an equity crowdfunding platform dedicated to social entrepreneurship and to sustainable development. She is also the co-chair of the Impact France Movement, born from the merger of Tech For Good France and the Social Entrepreneurs Movement.[1]

Eva Sadoun
Born30 August 1990[citation needed]
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
NationalityFrench
EducationENS Paris Saclay, Emlyon Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, cofounder, activist
Organization(s)LITA.co, Rift, Impact France Movement

Biography

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Eva Sadoun was born in 1990 and grew up in Paris.[2] She studied mathematics at the Paris-Nanterre University, and followed at the same time a preparatory class to the ENS Paris Saclay in economy and mathematics (formerly ENS Cachan). After a few experiences in charity work, she studied at Emlyon Business School[3] and majored in finance and social impact measurement. She also studied philosophy at the Catholic Institute of Paris.[4]

In 2009, She created an NGO dealing with education in Togo, and worked for a microfinance company in India. When she came back to France, Sadoun joined the CSR team of a major French bank.[5]

In 2014 she co-founded 1001pact, a social and environmental impact investing platform. 1001pact became LITA.co[6][7][8] in 2017 and exists now in France, Italy, Belgium.[9][10]

In November 2020, she launched the mobile app Rift, a LITA.co subsidiary. The app allows its users, mainly savers, to understand how their savings are invested, to measure the social and environmental impact.[11][12]

Other activities

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Eva Sadoun is the co-chair of the Impact France Movement. The movement, formerly known as the Social Entrepreneurs Movement,[13] brings together the main players of social entrepreneurship in France. She is also the co-chair of the Tech For Good Collective, formerly known as France Eco-Sociale Tech.[14] Tech For Good promotes technology and innovation at the service of common good and Sustainable Development Goals. Both collectives merged when Mouves became the Impact France Movement so they could open up to companies that were not from the Social Solidarity Economy but had started to commit to being socially and environmentally conscious.[citation needed]

She is also a spokesperson for the collective "Nous Sommes Demain" (We Are Tomorrow), that gathers companies with a social and environmental impact promoting a solidarity-based, ecological and inclusive economy[15]

She also is an administrator of Finansol,[16] an independent association under the law of 1901 that promotes solidarity-based finance.

She has also written several op-ed articles, including one during the Yellow vests movement,[17] when the "French Tech 120" was nominated by the government, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Le Mouves devient Mouvement Impact France et veut se poser en alternative au Medef". www.novethic.fr (in French). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  2. ^ ALUMNI, JUNIA. "Qui est Eva Sadoun, conférencière de notre Alumni Day 2021 ?". www.junia-alumni.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ "Eva Sadoun (1001 Pact): " Etre jeune n'est pas un handicap si on veut imposer son projet "". emlyon business school alumni. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  4. ^ "[Acteurs de l'engagement] Éva Sadoun, présidente-cofondatrice de Lita.co | Carenews PRO". www.carenews.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ "Eva Sadoun | Impact Europe". www.impacteurope.net. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ Rinaldi, Lara (2020-01-29). "Eva Sadoun, engagée pour une finance citoyenne". Les Echos Executives (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  7. ^ "LITA.co se mobilise pour une finance solidaire ancrée dans l'économie réelle". leparisien.fr (in French). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  8. ^ "Eva Sadoun: "démocratiser la finance éthique"". LEFIGARO (in French). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  9. ^ "Equity crowdfunding per la finanza d'impatto". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  10. ^ "Rift, pour une finance transparente et durable". Les Echos Planète (in French). 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  11. ^ "L'application Rift veut s'imposer comme le Yuka de la finance". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  12. ^ "Rift, pour une finance transparente et durable". Les Echos Planète (in French). 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  13. ^ "Eva Sadoun et Jean Moreau à la présidence du Mouves | via @Carenews". www.carenews.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  14. ^ "Interview with Jean moreau (Mouves' co-Chairman) | Convergences". Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  15. ^ "400 000 entreprises à impact social et environnemental montent au front". France Culture (in French). 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  16. ^ "Association Finansol - La finance solidaire". Finansol (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  17. ^ "120 champions de la tech française : pour qui et pour quoi ?". La Tribune (in French). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  18. ^ "C'est le moment de miser sur les entreprises d'intérêt général". La Tribune (in French). 12 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-18.